"Why is it that millions of children who are pushouts or dropouts amount to business as usual in the public schools, while one family educating a child at home becomes a major threat to universal public education and the survival of democracy?" ~ Stephen Arons

Scandals Show California Is Broken, Not Broke

"The gaming of the system was methodical. The Bee detailed how a deputy parks director came up with a surreptitious plan to burn through extra cash and reduce the backlog of vacation hours that employees had accumulated. He evaded state rules and issued payments to department employees, including himself, recording the transactions on Post-it notes to avoid scrutiny."